Notice of MXAS Sealed Proposals for US 69 Project
Sealed proposals for constructing 6247. miles of Gr Dr Under and Crushed Rock Sub-Base Whitewright to Trenton on US 69 in Fannin County will be received at the Texas Highway Department Austin until 9 AM June 31 1950 and opened publicly. Project is a Public Works item under Texas House Bills 4 and 228 with wage rates set for local crafts. Plans and specs available from F L Sawyer Bonham or Texas Highway Department Austin. Usual rights reserved.
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Trenton
Fannin County
Highway Department
Austin
Mate of Texas
State Highway Commission
F. L. Sawyer
Bonham
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Fannin County Softball League resumes third round schedule
Weather delays have postponed many games. The June 13 opening slate features Windom versus Cotton Mill at Bonham and Mill versus Gober with more matchups listed through June 30 and into July across multiple towns. Affected by rain and wet grounds are games in Sherman Denison Texarkana Temple Gainesville Austin Wichita Falls Gulf Coast Crowley Port Arthur Lake Charles Galveston Jacksonville Kilgore Marshall Paris Henderson Tyler Longview Bryan Abilene Amarillo Laredo Corpus Christi McAllen Big Spring Midland San Angelo Vernon Odessa Ballinger Roswell.
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Fannin County Softball League
Windom
Cotton Mill
Bonham Pump
Gober
Mill
Dodd City
Dodd Ty Gober
Wolfe City
Pump
Bonham
Temple
Gainesville
Austin
Wichita Falls
Gulf Coast
Crowley
Port Arthur
Lake Chariees
Lufkin
Galveston
Jacksonville
East Texas
Kilgore
Marshall
Paris
Henderson
Tyler
Gladewater
Longview
Bryan
Tin plated canister opened reveals edible meat
A tin plated steel canister packed with meat in 1824 was opened in England in 1938. Its contents were found edible, surprising researchers about preservation over more than a century.
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Zngland
Windom Surpasses Cancer Fund Drive Quota
Windom, second town in Fannin County to beat its 1950 quota, contributed 51.10 toward the Cancer Fund Drive. H. C. King thanked the Junior High Play cast for help. Roy Ray Dykes directed. Local businesses and Windom churches joined in, with the drive set to conclude in June after Edhube first to exceed its quota.
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Windom
Fannin County
Cancer Foundation
H. C. King
Roy Ray Dykes
Fanin County
Edhube
Zelma Doan
American Cancer Society
Randolph Lodge WOW Meet Tonight Marks 60th Anniversary
Randolph Lodge 751 of the Woodmen of the World celebrates the organization’s 60th anniversary at the school gym tonight. County Judge Choice Moore will speak, with Guyon Stevens giving the welcome and Frank Butts replying. Denison clubs join in dances as Bonham square dance team may attend. radio broadcast at 9 30 will feature Vice President Barkley and Texas Attorney General Price Daniel.
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Randolph W. O. W. Lodge
Choice Moore
Guyon Stevens
Randolph
Frank Butts
Ector
Denison Family Square Dance Club
Denison Roundup Club
Prison Rodeo Closes Dallas Stand Saturday
The Texas Prison Rodeo ends its debut North Texas run at the State Fair Grand Stand in Dallas with eight nights of events starting June 3 and concluding Saturday night June 10. Ninety inmates perform in a wide program including Calf Roping Saddle Bronc Bareback Bull Dogging Wild Horse Race and Trick Roping. Total prison terms for the participants amount to 1851 years with eleven life sentences among them.
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Dallas
Texas
State Fair Grandstand
Ringworm Infection Warns of Ubiquity and Preventive Steps
Austin report notes ringworm affects about half the population, common on scalp groin and feet, with spread from animals and in schools pools and gyms. Precautions include hygiene boiling towels and public facility cleanliness. warnings about recurring infections and symptoms follow performances by a mounted quadrille and prison bands.
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Austin
Man
Entertaining House Guests From Several States
Mr and Mrs W L Coonrod hosted Sunday with guests including Wilbur Coonrod and daughter from Nashville Tennessee and many Boyd Bonham Oklahoma and Ohio visitors. The note urges anyone with ringworm to report to a family doctor for effective treatment to shorten the illness.
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W. L. Coonrod
Wilbur Coonrod
Nashville
Tennessee
E. E. Coonrod
Ted Lindsey
Bonham
M. Coonrod
A. A. Coonrod
Boyd
Lester Ramsey
Oklahoma
Pearl Proctor
Ray Coonrod
Beatrice Hayes
A. T. Melsons
Betty McGuire
Julia Farmer
Ronnie Chidester
Ohio
Elsie Coonrod
Denison Camp Fire Girls Inspect Bonham Camp Site
Denison Camp Fire Girls tour the new camp site at Bonham State Park with Mrs. BE. C. Adams and Mrs. Teressa Wegener. The Summer Camp starts June 25 under their supervision with girls Mavis Strom Clara Louise Chitwood Pat Johnson Virginia Williams Norman Parker Beverly Bennethy Jackie Hughes Margaret Herd Boots Cooper attending along with Mrs. Wegener.
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Bonham State Park
Denison
BE. C. Adams
Teressa Wegener
Denison Camp Fire Council
Bonham
Bonham Today With Mrs. Wegener
Mavis Strom
Clara Louise Chitwood
Pat Johnson
Virginia Williams
Norman Parker
Beverly Bennethy
Jackie Hughes
Margaret Herd
Boots Cooper
High Button Shoes opens at State Fair in June
The nostalgic musical comedy High Button Shoes will open at State Fair Auditorium on Monday June 12 starring Eddie Foy Jr. and Constance Moore. It runs two weeks through June 25 and features reminiscences of the Old Model T Ford and early cinema and vaudeville era figures.
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America
State Fair Auditorium
Dallas
Eddie Foy Jr
Chicago
Constance Moore
Texas
High Button Shoes
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